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Monday, November 22, 2021

Solenopsis sp

This tiny species, to my best wild guess, is of the Solenopsis. At around 1.3 mm (+/- 1 mm) is the smallest species of this genus I have encountered and is probably one of the smallest if not the smallest member of this genus. The queens (around 4 mm) are very much larger and resembles (somewhat) those of Solenopsis geminata. This species is monomorphic and monogynous.














Taxonomy  
No rank: cellular organisms 131567
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota 2759
No rank: Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
No rank: Eumetazoa 6072
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria 33213
No rank (Branch): Protostomia 33317
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata 197563
No rank: Pancrustacea 197562
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia 85512
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota 7496
Infraclass: Neoptera 33340
Cohort: Holometabola
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
Suborder Apocrita 7400
Infraorder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Formicoidea
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Myrmicinae 34695
Tribe: Solenopsidini 144017
Genus: Solenopsis 13685



Last Updated: 2021 11 22
First Posted: 2021 11 22
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